The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-30
Platform.
LAND.

able right to eufficient land for selfsnpport and
We desire to secure to every industrious citizen
home, as the highest result OF frees institution.
To this end we demand graduated land tax on
al large estates. especially those held for spec.
ulative or tenant purposes: the reclamation OF
all nneafned land grants: the immediate opening
Of Oklahoma to homestead settlement; the pur-
chase Of all unoccupied Indian lands and the
settlement Of the various tribes upon lande In
eeveralty; also laws preventing corporations
from acquiring real estate beyond the require
ments Of their business and alien ownership OF
Of land. The syetems Of irrigation in States and
territories where necessary should be under
such public control as shall secure the free and
equitable use Of the waters and franchises to the
people.
TRANSPORTATION.
The means Of communication and transporta
ton should be owned or controlled by the peo-
pie, as 10 the United States postal system, and
equitable rates everywhere established,
MONEY.
The establishment OF . national monetary
system In the interest OF the producer instead Of
the speculator and insurer. BY which acirculatina
medium In necessary quantities and full legal
tender shall be issued directly to the people
without the intervention OF banks, or loaned "a
citizens upon ample security at low rate oil
interest to relieve them from the cxtortiOns oil
rsury and enable them to controlihe money sup
ed. While we have free coinage Of gold, we
should have free coinage Of silver We deAand
the prompt payment Of them ati0Dal debt and
condemn the fnrthur issue of INTEREST," be airing
bonds either by the National government or By
Statesterritories or municipalities.
LABOR.
Arbitration should take the place OF strikes
and other injurious methods or settling labor
csputes the letting Of convict labor TO &C ntract.
n - npf f0A 10 fho holt
In public works: the hours Of labor in industrial
establishments reduced commensurate with the
increase Of production In labor-saving ms chinery
employees protected from bodily injury; equal
pay given for equal work for both sexes and
labor. agricultural and cooperative associa.
tons be fostered and incorporated by law
The foundation Of republic is the intelligence
Of it, citizens and children who are driven in.
to workshops, mines and factories are de-
prived Of education, which should be secured
to oil By proper legislation. We desire Il
see labor organization extend Throughout
for deepots TO array the workingmen OF oEs
country In war against their brothers o
another country.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
In appreciation Of the services Of the Unite,
States soldiers and sailors, we demand 10
them justice before charity. The purposel,
deprecated money paid them during the wa
| should be made equal in value to the gol,
paid the bondholder. The soldier was prem
ised coin or it's equivalent and paid in depreci
ated paper. The bondholder loaned the Govern
meat deprecated paper and contracted TO tax,
1t for bis bonds, but was paid In gold.
INCOME TAX.
A graduated income tax iethe most eqntabl
system Of taxation. placing the burden o
government on those who can best afford I,
pay, instead Of layiag It on the farmers AMI
producers, exempting millionaire stakeholder
and corporations.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
The capture OF the United States Senate b
m'llionaires and tools Of corporations, VIII
ems the very existence OF the republic. W,
demand . constitutional amendment maxim
United States Senators elective by direct vot
Of the people.
| MoNGoLIAN SLAVES.
Such State and National laws should be adop,
ed Ne shall efectually exclude from Americ
the Mongolian slave and Asiatic compel
ton.
ARMED MEN.
| The employment Of bodies OF armed men b
private corporations should be prohibited.
/ SUFFRAGE.
The right to vote 10 inherent In citzenshi
irrespective OF sex.
i TEMPERANCE.
Excessive wealth reanlting In luxury aud i'd,
| ness on the one hand and excessive toll an
poverty on the other lead to intcmperance n
vice. The measures of reform here demande
will prove TO be the scientific solut ion OF Ii
temperance question